Our Maple Shade Program
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Maple Shade, New Jersey
Our Maple Shade center is located at 300 Fox Meadow Drive in Maple Shade, New Jersey. We offer both full-time and part-time care opportunities for children from infancy to school-age. Our program is a three-star, Grow NJ Kids center, and is licensed by the New Jersey Department of Children and Families – Office of Licensing. We are proud to utilize the Creative Curriculum, the Teaching Strategies GOLD Assessment tool, and implement the Ages and Stages (ASQ:3 and ASQ:SE) Developmental Screening Questionnaires.
Infant Program
Birth to Walking
- Our Infant Program is for children from birth to walking. This classroom provides a nurturing environment with an introduction to a structured environment for our youngest students. Infants and their families are encouraged to connect wth their child's caregivers to foster the beginnings of a healthy school-home community. This classroom utilizes the Creative Curriculum for Infants, and encourages multicultural instruction with the use of English, Spanish and introductory Sign Language.
Toddler Program
Steady Walkers to 2 Years Old
- Our Toddler Program provides a more in-depth structured environment, building off of the skills established during infancy. This age-group works to strengthen their gross-motor and fine-motor capabilities to begin building valuable skills to navigate the world around them. This classroom utilizes the Creative Curriculum for Toddlers, and encourages multicultural instruction with the use of English, Spanish, and basic Sign Language to begin expressing their wants and needs.
Preschool Program
2 Years Old to 3 Years Old
- Our Preschool Program works on establishing structured daily routines, while also beginning study-based instruction for our students utilizing a blend of the Creative Curriculum for Twos and the Creative Curriculum for Preschool. This classroom encourages children to learn through play, and consider both abstract and concrete critical thinking skills. This classroom works on life skills, such as potty training, and continues to build upon multicultural instruction and sign language.
Pre-K Program
3 Years Old to 5 Years Old
- Our Pre-K Program readily prepares fully potty-trained children for the transition to kindergarten and beyond. This classroom is structured with four-week, real-world studies utilizing a blend of the Creative Curriculum for Preschool and Pre-K. Students in this classroom enhance their language and literacy skills, and focus on mathematical, scientific and artistic conceptual understanding of the world around them. This classroom features bilingual instruction in both English and Spanish.
Before and After Care
School Aged Children
- Our Before and After Care Program is for children who reside in Maple Shade, New Jersey, and attend the following Maple Shade School District Schools: Howard Yocum Elementary, Maude Wilkins Elementary, and Ralph Steinhauer Elementary. This program is flexible with before only, after only, and both before and after care with different pricing per program.
Summer Camp
3 Years and Up
- Our Summer Camp Program is open to school aged children. This program offers fun and exciting daily activities, as well as field trips. Children are encouraged to take part in educational activities, such as Spanish class, to ensure skills and knowledge continue to flourish even throughout summer vacation. Children engage in unique artistic and athletic experiences, and cool off with weekly water play days.